Frame for trunks, &amp;c.



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PATENTBD SEPT. 19, 1905.

0. D. WHITE.

FRAME FOR TRUNKS, (50.

umlmlllllhl No. 800,038'l PATENTED SEPT. 19. 1905. 0. D. WHITE.

FRAME POR TRUNKS, 65o. APPLIUATION Hmm JUNI: 10,1904.

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y with my invention.

UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

-ORVANDO D. WHITE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, VASSIGrNOR TO ANGELINA SYBILLAWHITE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FRAME FOR TRUNKS, &G.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 19, 1905.

Application led .Tune 10, 1904. Serial No. 211,908.

T0 a/ZZ w'tmrz, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORvANDo D. WHITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames for Trunks, &c.,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto frames for trunks, boxes, and like articles; andthe object of the invention is to provide a light and cheap but strongand durable construction of this character which may be of standarddimensions and sizes and which may be made in sections to be shipped inknockdown form, so that it may be readily assembled by the manufacturerwith panels or boards forming the body of the completed article.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described inconnection with the accompanying drawings and then pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk or box madein accordance Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View through one of thecorner-posts and showing in plan view one of the associated bottomstrips. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a portion of a bottom strip andpanel in connection with a form of corner-plate that may be employed.Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the top strip of the lid associated withits vertical and horizontal panels. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing thebottom of the lid. Fig. 7 is a detailview showing the top of the body ofthe trunk or box. Fig. 8

vis a sectional view of a modied form of bottom strip for the body ofthe device with its vertical and horizontal panels. Fig. 9 is a detailperspective view of the form of strip of Fig. 8 in connection with asuitable cornerplate. Fig. 10 is a sectional view of another modifiedform of bottom strip in connection with the associated panels. Fig. 11is a detail perspective view of the bottom strip of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 isa sectional view of still and Fig. 15 is a detail perspective view ofthe Strip of Fig. 14.

In the accompanying drawings the trunk or box is composed of a suitablebody and'lid 55 of any desired size and shape, it being understood thatthe lid is suitably secured to the body by means of the usual hinges.

The frame of the body of the device is provided with suitablecorner-posts 18, which are preferably metallic, such as malleable ironor cast-steel, and each having wings 19 disposed at right angles at itsinner corner and provided at its ends with suitable studs 20, preferablyadapted to be headed over in the form of-rivets, all as more fully setforth in application, Serial No. 211,907, filed by me June l0, 1904.

The bottom fra-me of the body is made up of angular corner-plates 21 andsuitable intermediate metallic strips. Each of the an-` 7o guiarcorner-plates is composed of a rightangular strip, each end portion 22of which extends preferably six or eight inches from the angle thereof.Each of the angular cornerpieces is provided with a hole or bore 23 inthe 7 5 axis of the angle. Each of the end portions thereof is providedwith a slot 24, which is open at the free end of the angular portion.

In assembling the parts the studs 20- of the corner-posts are passedthrough the bores 23 80 of the angular corner-plates and then headedover to secure the parts together, the angular portions of thecorner-plates extending in the same direction as and parallel with thewings 19 of the associated corner-posts. The 85 side and end pieces ofthe bottom frame of the body are composed of suitable metallic stripsadapted to coperate with the associated horizontal and vertical panels.These strips may be of various shapes, and in the drawings I haveillustrated several different forms thereof. For example, in Figs. 2, 3,and 4 I have shown a strip suitable for this purpose, which comprises anouter vertical flange 25, a lower horizonal portion 26, and an innervertical fiange 27, these parts forming a substantially open-top grooveor channelof such width as to receive the lower edge of the side or endpanels t and b, respectively, and of such length as to extend betweenthe several corner-posts to form a receptacle of the size desired. Thematerial at the top of the inner vertical flange 27 is bent bacli: uponitself, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,

to substantially the level of the portion 26, where it is again bent ata right angle to form the inner horizontal flange 28, adapted to receivethe bottom panel or board c of the receptacle. The grooves or slots 24in the ends of the angular cornerplates 21 are adapted to fit over andreceive the vertical flanges 27 of the bottom strips, and the endportions 22 of the corner-plates are of such width as to correspondsubstantially with the width of the horizontal portions 26 and 28 of thebottom strips. ment of the parts is such that when the bottom strips areassembled in connection with the angular corner plates and posts theinner vertical fianges 27 will be in line with and substantially inextension of the wings 19 of the associated cornerposts and the outervertical flanges 25 will lie slightly beyond the planes of the outsideedges of the corner-posts, as shown in Fig. 8,so that when the side andend panels are in place they will rest in the opentop grooves orchannels of the bottom frames with their outer faces substantially flushwith the outer faces of the posts, their lower edges resting upon theend portions 22 of the corner-plates. Ihile for economy of production Iprefer to cut these bottom strips with all of the ends of their variousportions in the same line, Iit is obvious that for completeness offinish it may be desirable to make the outer vertical fianges 25somewhat longer than the other portions, in practice making them as muchlonger as is measured by the width of the wings 19` in order to closewhat would otherwise be gaps between the ends of the flanges 25 and thecorner-posts 18. For this purpose the flanges 25 may be provided withextensions 29, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The upper edges of' the side and end panels of the body of the devicemay be provided with angular protecting-strips 30, if desired, or theymay be left unprotected or otherwise finished.

It is obvious that when the parts thus far described have been assembledin the manner described they constitute an open-top box or receptacle,and it is equally obvious that this device may be provided with a lid orcover of any suitable form. There itis desired to provide a lid or coverother than of flat or plain form, as where some depth is desired, theside and end panels CZ and e, respectively, may be connected together bysuitable corner-posts corresponding in outline with the posts 18 of' ythe body.

The lower edges of the side and end panels of the lid or cover may besuitably protected, if desired, as by the angular strips 31, which, ineffect, are merely the reversal of the strips 30. The side and endpanels are united to the top panel by suitable connecting-strips, whichmay be of any suitable configuration for the purpose in view. In theform shown in Figs. 1, 2, and these connecting-strips are formed with atop vertical wall 32 and a horizontal side wall 33 of greater width thanthe thickness of the top panel, the material of the horizontal side wallbeing then bent back upon itself` for a part of the width The relativearrang-V and then bent at a right angle to form a second horizontal wallor fiange 34, the distance between the fianges 32 and 84 beingsubstantially the thickness of the top panel. The parts are assembled inthe manner shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the top edges of the side and endpanels CZ and @resting .within the angular seats formed by the portions33 and 34. and the edges of the top panel f resting within the opengrooves or channels between the horizontal strips 32 and 34.

It is obvious that the configuration of the various frames may be variedwithout departing from my invention. For example, in Figs. 8 and 9 Ihave shown another form of bottom strip which is substantially T-shapedin cross-section. the rib or vertical portion 3 5 of which is adapted topass within the slots of the associated corner-plates, and the wings orhorizontal portions 36 of which are adapted to receive the end portionsof the cerner-plates and the edges of the associated panels, as clearlyshown in Fig. 8. Also in Figs. 10 and 11 I have shown another form ofbottom strip and one which may be employed where it is desired to bringthe lower edge of the bottom wall or panel c out fiush with the outerface of the associated vertical panel. In this form the outer portionof' the strip is bent to form an inner horizontal fiange 37 and an innervertical fiange 38, the material then being bent back upon itself to alevel with the flange 37, where it is again extended laterally toform asecond horizontal fiange 39, at the outer edge of which the material isagain bent parallel with the flange 38 to form a second vertical flange40, the material then being carried back 39 equal to the thickness ofthe bottom panel, where it is again bent inwardly and angularly to formthe lower flange 42. In this form the anges 38 and 40 form asubstantially opentop groove or channel for the vertical panels, as b,and the flange 42, in conjunction with the portions 37 and 39, forms asubstantially openside groove or channel for the bottom board or panelc. Another form of bottom strip is shown in Figs. 12 and 13 and which issimilar in all respects to the form shown in Fig. 2, except that thebottom fiange 28 is projected inwardly a little farther than inthe formof Fig'. 2 and is there provided with an upturned rib 43, adapted to asuitable groove or kerf in the lower face of the bottom panel, asclearly shown in Fig. 12.

The strips for the top frame of the lid or cover may be varied, and asone illustration of such change I show a form in Figs. 14 and 15. Inthis construction the strip consists of a substantially horizontalportion 44, adapted to rest upon the top edges of the side and endpanels of the cover or lid and provided at its fianges or wings 45 and46 at substantially right angles thereto and adapted to be assemedges ormargins with oppositely-directed IOO upon itself, as at 41, to apointbelow the fiange IIO ' posts, corner-plates attached thereto, and

bled in connection with the panels in the manner shown in Fig. 14. p

It is obvious that when rivets or other suitable fasteners are passedthrough the ends of the strips they will engagek the material of thepanels and in most cases also engage two portions of the strips. Thecorner plates and strips may of course be riveted or otherwise securedtogether, and thus securelyconnect the entire structure to thecorner-posts.

The strips are preferably composed of light band or sheet metal andprovidel an inexpensive but strong and serviceable frame.

Having described my invention, I claim l. In a device of the classdescribed, cornerstrips connected to the ends of said plates.

2. In a device of the class described, cornerposts, corner-platesattached thereto, and having slots, and strips having ribs adapted tosaid slots and connected to the plates.

3. In a device of the class described,`corner posts, corner-platesattached thereto, and having open-end slots, and strips having ribsadapted to said slots andco'nnected to the plates. f

4. In a device of the class described, a corner-post having inner wings,a corner-plate attached thereto and having angular ends each providedwith a slot, and strips having ribs adapted to said slots and inalinernent with the wings. Y

5. In a device of the class described, cornerposts having inner wings,strips provided with vertical flanges in alinement with the wings andforming seats, and associated horizontal and vertical panels adapted tothe'seats.

6. In a device of the class described, cornerposts having wings,vertical and horizontal panels, and a frame having a vertical channeland a horizontal flange for the associated vertical and horizontalpanels, one of the walls of the channels being in alinement with thewings.

7. In a device of the class described, cornerposts having inner angularwings, cornerplates having angular ends parallel with the wings, andstrips connected to said ends.

8. In a device of the class described, cornerposts having wings,cornerplates having slotted ends, and strips providing a verticalchannel and a horizontal flange or shelf, one of the walls of eachvertical channel adapted to a slot of the end in alinement with thewings.

9. In a device of the class described, a post, a strip for connectingvertical and horizontal panels bent to form a vertical and a horizontalchannel, and a corner-plate connecting the post and strip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORVANDO D. WHITE.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH MoLrroR, J. MoRoBERTs.

